diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 163994e5b1..03d0959d93 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ updates:
     directory: "/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "io.kubernetes:client-java"
+        versions: ["*-legacy"]
     groups:
       gradle-security-updates:
         applies-to: security-updates
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/build.gradle b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/build.gradle
index 140f59ce9b..55afe18750 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/build.gradle
+++ b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
   implementation group: "io.securecodebox", name: "defectdojo-client", version: "2.0.1"
-  implementation group: "io.kubernetes", name: "client-java", version: "20.0.1-legacy"
+  implementation group: "io.kubernetes", name: "client-java", version: "20.0.1"
   implementation group: "org.springframework", name: "spring-web", version: "6.1.6"
   implementation group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", name: "jackson-core", version: "2.17.0"
   implementation group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", name: "jackson-annotations", version: "2.17.0"